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We are seeking a qualified Endodontist for a locum tenens opportunity in California, starting Feb 2, 2026. This 48-day assignment offers a flexible schedule—one 8-hour day per week, with a preference for Mondays. The position involves a mix of consults and treatment columns, providing specialized dental care to a dedicated patient panel.Job DetailsLocation:...
Location:CA
Specialty:Endodontics
Provider Type:Dentist
We are seeking a Pediatric Dentist for a 1-day assignment with our client in California, starting Jun 20, 2026. This role involves seeing a high volume of pediatric dental patients, performing restorative work, fillings, hygiene checks, and various procedures including extractions, stainless steel crowns, pulpotomies, and pulpectomies, with shifts from...
Location:CA
Specialty:Pediatric Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
Our client in California is seeking a Dentist for a 2-day assignment starting Jun 12, 2026. The role involves managing shifts from 7:45 AM to 5:00 PM, focusing on essential general dentistry duties including exams, hygiene checks, fillings, crowns, bridges, simple extractions, dentures, and emergency walk-in visits.Responsibilities and DutiesPerform...
Location:CA
Specialty:Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
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Our client in California is seeking a dedicated Dentist for a 120-day assignment beginning Jul 6, 2026. This role focuses on providing comprehensive general outpatient dentistry, including care for all ages, with standard shifts scheduled from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in a rural health clinic setting.Responsibilities and DutiesDeliver general outpatient dentistry...
Location:CA
Specialty:Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
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Our client in California is seeking an experienced Dentist to join their team for a focused 4-day assignment, commencing Jul 21, 2026. This role features a consistent 9am-6pm shift schedule, with primary responsibilities centered exclusively on performing molar root canals, ensuring high-quality patient care in a specialized setting.Responsibilities...
Location:CA
Specialty:Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
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Our client is actively seeking a skilled Pediatric Dentist for an engaging 14-day locum tenens assignment in California, commencing Jul 6, 2026. This vital role involves providing comprehensive dental care to pediatric patients during daily 9 AM to 6 PM shifts, managing a high volume of patients, and performing a wide array of restorative and preventative...
Location:CA
Specialty:Pediatric Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
We are seeking a dedicated Pediatric Dentist for a 6-day assignment in California, commencing Jun 12, 2026. This role requires managing a high volume of pediatric dental patients, with daily shifts from 9 AM to 6 PM, encompassing a wide range of general and specialized dental procedures for children.Responsibilities and DutiesSee pediatric dental patients,...
Location:CA
Specialty:Pediatric Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
We are seeking a dedicated Pediatric Dentist for a 5-day assignment in California, starting Jun 15, 2026. The incoming provider will be responsible for seeing pediatric dental patients, managing a high volume practice, and performing a range of restorative and preventative procedures. Schedule details will be provided upon inquiry, offering an opportunity...
Location:CA
Specialty:Pediatric Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
We are seeking a Dentist for an engaging 56-day assignment in California, starting Jun 15, 2026. This role involves 4 ten-hour shifts (7:00am - 6:00pm) and focuses on providing comprehensive general dentistry, including fillings, root canals, crowns, dentures, and extractions. Our client seeks a personable professional comfortable assisting patients...
Location:CA
Specialty:Dentistry
Provider Type:Dentist
We are actively seeking an experienced Endodontist for a 100-day locum tenens assignment in California, starting Jun 15, 2026. This role involves covering 1-2 clinic locations with shifts from 8a-4p, primarily focusing on root canal procedures to assist with maternity leave and vacation coverage.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide endodontic care across...
Location:CA
Specialty:Endodontics
Provider Type:Dentist
Locum tenens dentist jobs are contract roles designed to fill gaps in care at healthcare facilities over a specific timeframe. These assignments can range from a week to well over a year. Locum and travel dentists hold all the same qualifications as a permanent dentist, and often choose locum work for higher pay and increased flexibility. Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, dentists in California earn an average of $181,720 a year.
Dentists in California are required to complete 50 hours of CE every two years.
It’s estimated that the number of dentist jobs will increase by 4% between 2022 and 2032. This is average for the majority of occupations, with a projection of 5,100 openings for dentists each year.
AMN Healthcare reported that the state most in need of dentists was Florida.
The dental specialty that earns the most money is oral and maxillofacial surgeon. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that oral and maxillofacial surgeons earn about $334,310 annually.
